Schmidtia

Schmidtia is a genus of Asian and African plants in the grass family.

The genus name of Schmidtia is in honour of Franz Wilibald Schmidt (1875–1949), who was a Bohemian botanist.

Species

As accepted by Kew;

• Schmidtia kalahariensis <small>Stent</small> - Chad, Sudan, Angola, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa
• Schmidtia pappophoroides <small>Steud. ex J.A.Schmidt </small> - arid and semiarid parts of Africa from Mauritania to Egypt to South Africa, and also Pakistan

Formerly included; Several names have been coined with the name Schmidtia but are now regarded as better suited to other genera (Coleanthus and Tolpis)

• Schmidtia capensis - Tolpis capensis
• Schmidtia subtilis - Coleanthus subtilis
• Schmidtia utriculata - Coleanthus subtilis
• Schmidtia utriculosa - Coleanthus subtilis

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